- Date
- May 31, 1989, 22:15 local (Jun 1, 1989, 05:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tuba City, AZ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N987GMBeech E-90
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890531013819A
- Case key
- 26423
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Probable cause
That ground personnel did not properly clear the runway of animals prior to reporting to the pilot that it was clear to land.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that 15 minutes prior to arrival he notified the hospital and asked them to check the runway. As he entered downwind security advised him of animals on the runway so he circled until they called back stating it was clear. Just as the airplane was touching down, two horses began to cross the runway. The pilot attempted to go-around; however, the airplane contacted both animals and the pilot elected to abort the go-around. The left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane slid to a stop. A post crash fire ignited and was extinguished shortly thereafter. The landing was being made during dark night conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N987GM
- Reported as
- Beech E-90
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LW-98
- Airframe hours
- 5,344
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-28, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Guardian Health Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · May 5, 1989 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport
- TBC · Tuba City, runway 19, 4,475 × 52 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,445 total · 260 in this make and model · 4,189 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.